One result of the pandemic was working from home. Some of us seamlessly transitioned, while others struggled with sharing space, 24 hours a day, with partners, children, roommates. Dining room tables, corners of a hallway, spare bedrooms, and even porches became offices. Additionally, those of us who had been in our home spaces for a… Read More about The Hymn of Him
To most of us, the yam is a common vegetable, ubiquitous as some glistening deep orange dish at our holiday tables. However, this tuber, whose meat comes in a variety of colors ranging from white to violet, is actually a revered and ancient source of sustenance that has great cultural importance, as our most recent… Read More about From Yoruba to New Orleans: The Divine Yam
Yesterday the world observed a milestone: one year of the coronavirus pandemic, as it was declared by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. One year ago in the US, the day began with more than 1,000 people infected in 40 states and at least 30 deaths. By that evening, European travel to the… Read More about Beyond the Plate: One Year Later for Our Restaurants
We were all affected by the events of 2020, and, as is our nature at Corporate Realty, we found relief, pleasure, and good times in food. Whether trying out new recipes, sharing dishes, or just ordering our favorite restaurant’s food for curbside pickup, we expressed our feelings at our tables during an undeniably challenging year…. Read More about Introducing 2021 Recipes and Essays: A Miserable Old World, A Better New World
As we get ready to set our tables for holiday dinners this year, we are reminded of meals past. Our tables may well look different this year. Maybe we will be eating with familiar faces again, but we could also be creating new traditions and new dishes.. Bennett Davis’ butternut squash soup is an ideal… Read More about Home-Cooked Talent: Broker Associate Bennett Davis Shares a Taste of the Holiday Season